US Policy
How has US policy transformed during Israel’s war on Gaza? Will elected officials be impacted by their stances, and if so, to what extent?
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe Harris Campaign’s Missed Opportunity on Palestine Voters
Nov 4, 2024Yousef MunayyerFrom deliberately excluding Palestinian speakers, to repeatedly failing to indicate any sort of shift from Biden policy in support of the genocide over several…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyThe Israel/Palestine Stain on Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy
Oct 23, 2024Gregory AftandilianEvery US president wants to leave office with a positive legacy. Some do so to draw attention away from a scandal; others hope that the history books will trea…
Israeli War Tactics and Genocide
The following resources address Israeli war crimes including the destruction of healthcare facilities, schools and universities, and attacks on civilians, medical personnel, aid workers, and institutions like UNRWA– all context for the charge of genocide. Additionally, how has Israel used its war on Gaza to violate the human rights of Palestinians within Israel and in the West Bank? Does Israel’s lack of military victories indicate future, direct US involvement and/or a full-scale regional war?
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Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health PolicyIntent to Destroy: Documenting a Year of Israel’s Attacks on Health in Gaza
Nov 7, 2024Yara M. AsiAfter a year of unfathomable images, videos, and testimonies from Gaza, the story of 19-year-old Shaban al-Dalou still managed to shock the world. On October 1…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe New Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Oct 31, 2024Mohanad MustafaIsrael’s concept for the “day after” in Gaza is becoming clearer as its war on the Strip continues into its second year. In fact, the features of this plan beg…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionImportant Conclusions from Israel’s Wars on Palestine and Lebanon
Oct 25, 2024Imad K. HarbIt is hard to overemphasize the importance of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and Chairman of Hamas’s Political Bureau Yahya…
Regional Implications and Geopolitics
How has the October 7 offensive and Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza impacted the course of regional politics? How have regional alliances transformed, and what are the geopolitical implications of this moment? Can Arab-Israel normalization projects survive this moment? How and to what extent will Israel’s war on Gaza impact neighboring countries?
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionGCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications
Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesThe positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…
International Law and International Bodies
Why does Israel stand accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice? What are the dimensions and implications of South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ? Has Israel lived up to its international commitments? How have Israel and the United States related to bodies including the United Nations Security Council and UN agencies, including UNRWA?
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza“A Cycle of Deprivation”: The Challenges of Getting Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
Aug 14, 2024Yara M. AsiOn March 7, exactly five months after Israel initiated a military campaign in the Gaza Strip that has been increasingly described as a genocide, President Joe …
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Palestine/IsraelInternational LawThe ICJ Decision on Israel’s Occupation of the Palestinian Territories
Jul 26, 2024Jonathan KuttabOn Friday, July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion in the case brought before it on Israel’s occupation of the Pale…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational LawICC Cases Against Israel and Hamas: A Preliminary Assessment
May 24, 2024Susan Akram John QuigleyThe Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A.A. Khan, announced on May 20 that his office had applied for arrest warrants against both Isr…
Diplomacy and Negotiations
Resources explore how ceasefire negotiations unfolded throughout the course of Israel’s war on Gaza, and examine details including the demands of Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian factions. Further, they examine questions including: has the United States played a productive role towards conflict resolution? What changes should the Biden administration implement to bring about a ceasefire? Will US “day after” schemes succeed, including plans to install the Palestinian Authority in Gaza?
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionNasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious Calculations
Sep 30, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryIsrael’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has shocked many in Lebanon and the region regardless of what they thought of the man and hi…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyGaza, the American Elections, and the Fallout of a Disaster
Sep 19, 2024Charles W. DunneThe United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to …
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceNo Good ‘Day After’ Under Current Palestinian Politics
Aug 7, 2024Dana El KurdSome 300 days into the Israeli war on Gaza, and following Israel’s shocking July 31 assassination of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh, a major figure in ceasefire negoti…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionHaniyeh’s Assassination: Fallout from Israel’s Latest Killing Spree
Aug 2, 2024Yousef MunayyerThe assassination is the clearest message that Israel is not interested in an actual deal and is using ceasefire negotiations to extend the war while it kills …
Public Opinion, Protest, and Debate
Experts describe and assess the state of western media coverage on Israel’s war on Gaza, disinformation campaigns, global public opinion, censorship and repression, and the growing divide between state policy and popular demands for a ceasefire from the United States to the Arab World and beyond.
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsHarris and the Arab-American Vote: Election Day Approaches
Oct 31, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe continued peripheralization of Arab-American voices has made it clear that to Harris and her campaign, just as Palestinian lives may not matter as much as …
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Palestine/IsraelProtests and ActivismUS University Campuses Will Stifle Students’ Protests Next Year
Sep 16, 2024Jonathan KuttabThe student protests and the encampment movement that exploded on campuses toward the end of the 2024 school year pitted students (and faculty) protesting the …
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No Good ‘Day After’ Under Current Palestinian Politics
Aug 7, 2024Dana El KurdSome 300 days into the Israeli war on Gaza, and following Israel’s shocking July 31 assassination of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh, a major figure in ceasefire negoti…
Economic Affairs
Analysts examine the economic dimensions of Israel’s war on Gaza in a wide set of contexts including: the Israeli economy, the global arms trade, geostrategic developments and their impact on global trade, rising economic powers in the region, matters of development and Gaza’s reconstruction, and the economic consequences of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
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EgyptConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Limits on Egypt’s Gaza “Containment Strategy”
Jul 1, 2024Daniel BrumbergEgypt has opted to follow a containment strategy in order to manage the fallout from the Israeli war on Gaza, such as the spillover of the conflict into the Si…
Infographics and Factsheets
Fast facts and visual aids that provide context regarding Israel’s war on Gaza.
Webinars & Events
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsPost-Election Assessment: US Election Results and the Future of US Foreign Policy and the Gaza War
Nov 13, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETExperts discuss the results of the US presidential elections and their implications for US foreign policy and the wars on Gaza and Lebanon.
